CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland fire truck is stuck in a hole on East 123rd Street near St. Clair Avenue.

The truck's crew late Saturday morning was doing public relations work of delivering and installing fire detectors at residences when two wheels of the truck got wedged into a gash in the street and the road partially collapsed.

A department equipment repair unit and the Cleveland Street Department were called. The workers are still trying to determine the best way to dislodge the truck, in part to not cause more damage to the road. Many of the city's streets are riddled with potholes.

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m., said Larry Gray, the fire department spokesman.

Gray said a backup truck has been sent over, and the crew from the disabled truck is switching its gear to the new vehicle. Gray said the area is still well-covered by other units.

The department has supplied residents with fire detectors for about 20 years. Residents who need the devices call the city, and during down times -- mostly on Saturdays -- crews are dispatched to neighborhoods where they not only deliver the detectors, but also install them, Gray said.

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